Briefing for academies Russell Ewens Funding Policy Unit Knowing about the high needs changes in 2014 to 2015 Understanding the place review process Understanding the impact on your academy ID: 1047705
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1. High needs funding arrangements: 2014 to 2015Briefing for academiesRussell EwensFunding Policy Unit
2. Knowing about the high needs changes in 2014 to 2015Understanding the place review processUnderstanding the impact on your academyHigh needs priorities for academies
3. Context for 2014 to 2015 changes2nd year of new funding systemHigh needs funding one element of wider funding reformsSchool funding reforms – the £6K thresholdPlaces review co-ordinated by local authorities
4. Impact on different academies
5. SEN reforms in Children and Families BillNew Education, Health and Care Plans Local authorities publish their offer of services to support SENDNew system due to come into effect from September 2014 – which funding system is designed to support
6. About the places reviewPlace funding around 1/3 of high needs funding outside mainstream school budgetsLocal authorities leading a review of the distribution of place fundingImportant for special and AP academies and mainstream academies with special units and/or sixth formsFocus on actual placements in the 2013 to 2014 academic year
7. Places review timeline DateEventJuly 2013Initial information published LAs received dataSeptember- October 2013Briefings to LAs on high needs arrangementsOctober- 23 December 2013 LAs review high needs places in collaboration with institutionsJanuary 2014 onwards EFA calculate allocations to LAs and institutions
8. £6K thresholdFrom 2014 funding delegated through local formula to allow schools to meet special needs costs up to £6kEFA will help LAs finding transition difficultScope for additional funding to be given where local formula does not target enough money Academies and LAs discuss additional funding need and distribution criteria
9. Role of local authorities
10. Role of the Education Funding Agency
11. Role of institutions
12. High needs budget issuesLocal authority allocations remain cash flat per pupil in 2014 to 2015National Fair Funding Formula to be introduced in 2015Cannot assume more funds available in 2014 to 2105Place number increases should be rare as otherwise unaffordable
13. What to expect in the next 4 monthsDateEventOctober - DecemberTo be contacted by LAs about current levels of all high needs places, including those commissioned by other LAsMid FebruaryTo see your high needs place funding allocation in your FAP, and the local formula budget share for mainstream academies (including notional SEN budget)
14. Other online events Presentations:Pre-16 Funding Post 16 fundingHigh needs for local authoritiesWebinarsHigh needs for academies (20 November)Funding for Free Schools, University Technology Colleges and Studio Schools (25 November)To register for a webinar, please follow this link:https://registration.livegroup.co.uk/academyfunding/
15. Funding guidance available on the DfE website and Resources tab of the Live Group portal (https://registration.livegroup.co.uk/academyfunding/)Academy enquiries can be addressed to academyquestions@efa.education.gov.ukResponses on the Feedback tab of the Live Group portal Further information